Mechanics Working on the Ford Tri-Motor Airplane "Floyd Bennett," Flown by Richard E. Byrd in Antarctica, 1928-1930
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From August 1928 to June 1930, Richard Byrd led an expedition to the Antarctic with 83 men, four ships, and three airplanes. The team operated from a base camp they called Little America. On November 28-29, 1929, Byrd and three crewmates took their Ford Tri-Motor Floyd Bennett on the first flight over the South Pole.
From August 1928 to June 1930, Richard Byrd led an expedition to the Antarctic with 83 men, four ships, and three airplanes. The team operated from a base camp they called Little America. On November 28-29, 1929, Byrd and three crewmates took their Ford Tri-Motor Floyd Bennett on the first flight over the South Pole.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1937
Subject Date
1928-1930
Keywords
Ford Three-engined Monoplane (Transport plane)
Byrd, Richard Evelyn, Jr., 1888-1957
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.188.20801
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in
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